Self-lighting lamp-burner.



1. L. WHITE.

SELF LIGHTING LAMP BURNER.

APPLICATION FILED IIIAYZZ, 19H- Patented Aug. 27, 1918.

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JAMES L. WHITE, or BUFFA TEXAS.

I SELF-LIGHTING LAMP-BURNER,

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Ai g', 2'7, 1918.

. Application filed May 22, 1917. .Serial No. 170,226.

such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the invention, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, and to letters or figures of reference marked thereon, whichform a part of this specification.

Figure 1 is a side View of a lamp burner having the invention appliedthereto.

Fig. 2 is a section on the line 2-2, Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a section on the line 33, Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a section on the line 4l, Fig. 3.

The invention has relation to means for lighting lamps, having for itsobject to provide an attachment located near the wick tube of an oillamp, and having a small pilot light, and means for producing a sparkdirected toward the wick of the latter.

The invention consists in the novel construction and combinations ofparts, as hereinafter set forth.

In the accompanying drawings illustrating the invention is shown theburner of an oil lamp, and 3 is the usual Wick tube thereof. at is asparking device consisting of a peripherally roughened igniting wheel 5and a block 6 of pyrophoric material, the latter carried at the free endof a springacting arm 6, pivoted at its other end at 6 between parallelplates 18, carried by the lamp burner and located above the top platethereof, the igniting wheel being journaled between said plates, inbearings thereof. The igniting wheel is rotated by means of a plate 7,pivoted to the shaft of the igniting wheel and having a lateral toothedportion 8, engaging any one of a series of lateral teeth 9 of saidwheel, said plate having a crank extension 10, connected at its lowerend with the lower end of an inclined operating lever 12, by a rod 11.The operating lever is provided with lower lugs 12', spaced apart fromeach other and inclined oppositely to the lever proper, said lugspivoted at their upper ends 13 to the rim of the burner 2. In this waythe operating lever is braced against lateral movement, and is locatedin exposed position, Without said burner. The operating lever beingpressed upwardly, the igniting wheel will be rotated to make the spark.a

The operating handle 12, upon release thereof is returned to normaloutwardly thrown position by means of a coiled spring 14, havingiat oneend connection with the outer end of the extension 10, and at its otherend to the rim of the burner.

' The pilot light wick tube 15'is provided 'with a wick 16, said tubemounted close to the wick tube of the lamp.

A metal plate 17 surrounds the base of the lamp, and is provided withparallel plate extensions 18, spaced apart, overlying and radial withrelation to the top of the burner, the pilot light wick tube, and thesparking device being mounted and protected between said plateextensions.

The pilot light wick is fed from a small benzine or gasolene reservoir19, located under and supported from the burner.

Upon operation of the lever 12, as stated, the resulting spark, directedtoward the wick of the pilot, will light the same, the wick of the lampbeing in turn lighted by the pilot.

Upon release of the handle, it will be returned to normal position asstated. An extinguisher cover plate 20 for the pilot normally rest-supon the top of the plate extensions 18, and is hinged to the lampburner at 21, this extinguisher being thrown backwardly before operationof the handle 12, and returned to normal position after the lamp islighted, by means of an operating rod 21, pivotally engaging the burnerat 22 and having operating engagement with the cover plate at 23, saidrod having at its free end a handle extension 24, located adjacent tothe operating lever for the igniting wheel.

I claim 1. In a lamp lighter, an oil lamp burner having a wick tube,parallel plates carried by said burner and located above the top platethereof, an igniting wheel ournaled in bearings of said plates, aspring-acting arm pivoted to said plates and carrying at its free end ablock of pyrophoric material pressing upon said wheel, means for turningsaid wheel including a plate having a crank extension, an inclinedoperating lever having lower lugs spaced apart from each other, inclinedoppositely to the lever proper and pivoted at their upper upper ends tothe rim of said burner, and a connecting rod from the lower end of saidcrank extension to the lower end of said lever, the latter located inexposed position outside said burner.

2. In a lamp lighter, an oil lamp burner having a Wick tube, parallelplates carried by said burner and located above the top plate thereof,an igniting \vheel journaled' in bearings of said plates, aspring-acting arm pivoted to said plates and carrying at its firee end.a block of pyrophorie material pressing upon said Wheel, means forturning said Wheel including a plate having a crank extension, aninclined operating lever having lower lugs: spaced apart from eachother, inclined oppositely to the lever proper and pivoted at theirupper ends to the rim of said burner, a connecting rod from the lowerend of said crank extension to the lower end of said lever, the latterlocated in exposed position outside said burner, a pilotlight, anextinguisher plate therefor hinged to the burner, and an operating rodfor said extinguisher pivoted to the burner and having a handle endlocated adjacent to said lever.

In testimony whereof I aiiix' my signature in presence of tWO Witnesses.

JAMES L. lVHITE.

lYitnesses':

J. A. SPRINGFIELD,

F. E. Smvnxs.

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